LOT 3941
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 1(?) (AD 698/9). Constantinople mint.
Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear / Large K; cross above, date across field. Cf. DOC 12; SB 1368. Very Fine.(3.90gr, 26mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Anonymous AE Follis. Circa 11th century AD. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
IC XC to left and right of bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, His right hand raised, book of gospels in His left / Jewelled cross with globe at each end, set on two steps; wedge in each angle. For another example cf. Numismatik Naumann 119, 822; otherwise unpublished. 7.13gr, 28mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Apparently overstruck on an earlier anonymous follis. Unpublished class.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Uncertain military mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Nimbate imperial couple seated facing on double throne / Large M; ANNO to left; X (date) to right, cross above, A below, KYZ in exergue. MIBE 90b; DOC 123 (Cyzicus); SB 372 (Cyzicus). 10.03gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Basil I 'the Macedonian' AE 17mm. AD 879-886. Cherson mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cross floriate on three steps; pellets flanking / Large B on exergual line; pellets flanking. DOC 20b; Anokhin 377-382; SB 1719. 2.19gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
